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Originally Posted by Tsar
That's a bit harder. I want to replace my G35x with something as reliable and as okay to drive. Not looking for any kinda beasts - toys come later (hopefully). Needs to be able to handle trips up north with my snowboarding gear. Preferably AWD or be able to manhandle snow in some other magical way. Gotta be at least partially fun to drive and look at. I like the way Q50/60 looks and they are faster than the current G35/37's so I was looking at those. So far I prefer the q60 to anything else I've seen and at the current lease rate of (299 per month with 2.5k down) I'm having a difficult time finding anything that floats my boat.
I've checked out the lexus IS250 but with 204 horsepower I'm thinking its not gonna be fun in the "drive to work" department. BMW.. i drove my moms 3 series for a week and now I don't want one. So i don't know what else to look at. CTS became too expensive.. and ATS is kinda fugly imo.
edit* tried seeing vw cc but apparently my local vw dealer doesn't have ANY on his lot. wtf?
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Did you look at the RC coupe from Lexus? I think it looks pretty good, if not a bit boy-racer.
The Q60's price will rise to match that of the 4/A5.
New C class look fantastic as well.
CTS is a much bigger car and while I don't think the ATS is fugly, it sure isn't as appealing as I would have liked. Between the coupe design and the updated face with the new emblem, it's even less exciting to look at. Very bland for a brand that made cars like the CTS coupe.
As for Cascada, it will probably start just under 30k. It's not a Cruze, so why would it be at Cruze pricing? A 3 series is about the size of a Cruze, yet it starts north of 30k?
Size does not dictate price. The Cascada has a handstitched leather dashboard, a higher output unique engine, advanced suspension, and is in a market of entry level luxury vehicles.
Cruze has none of that. That's why the Cruze is priced like it is.